About us

Since 1833, Svitzer has provided safety and support at sea. With 4,000 employees, a fleet of 430 vessels and operations all over the world, we are the global market leader within towage and emergency response.

Our core values

We share the same core values as the rest of the Maersk Group. These are the values that guide our everyday work and enable us to deliver safe and reliable marine services to our many customers all over the world.

With roots stretching back well over a century, we’re not only a company with a history, we’re a company with a heritage and strong values.

Despite everyone’s best intentions, accidents, mechanical failure and human error will always be a factor when working at sea. Svitzer stands by to assist stricken vessels all over the world on short notice. Our teams of salvage experts, drawing on cutting-edge technology and our large fleet of tugs and emergency towage vessels, can be deployed swiftly to help reduce the damage to assets and the environment.

Svitzer is a global company with operations all over the world. From the icy waters off the Siberian coastline to the sun scorched ports of Chile, Svitzer vessels carry out their tasks with care and precision. Every operation has its own particular challenges that need to be solved, and the aggregated experience is part of what makes Svitzer the most reliable provider of undisrupted marine services in the industry.

About us

Since 1833, Svitzer has provided safety and support at sea. With 4,000 employees, a fleet of 430 vessels and operations all over the world, we are the global market leader within towage and emergency response.

Our core values

Heritage

Salvage

Where we operate

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